Shalrie Joseph (21) of the New England Revolution waves to fans. He prefers playing for the Revs in Major League Soccer instead for his home country Grenada in CONCACAF Gold Cup. PHOTO Howard C. Smith / ISIPhotos.com

After initially accepting Grenada’s call-up for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Shalrie Joseph decided this weekend to remain with the Revolution and decline the opportunity to play for his homeland … the Grenadian-born midfielder was initially included on Grenada’s roster, but had not decided if he would play in the Gold Cup … last week he informed the Revs he would accept the call-up, but on Tuesday morning, he arrived at Revolution training at Gillette Stadium and informed the technical staff he would remain with the Revs for the tournament instead of joining Grenada.